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Communities in Bloom - Cobourg

History

Established with the guidance of Britain in Bloom, Tidy Towns of Ireland and Villes et Villages Fleuris de France, Communities in Bloom held its first edition in 1995 and 29 participating municipalities were honoured at the first awards ceremonies on Parliament Hill. The program now includes hundreds of communities across the country and an international challenge involving communities from the United States, Asia and several European countries allows participants to compete internationally.

Program

The program consists of communities receiving information and being evaluated either provincially or nationally by a volunteer jury of trained professionals on the accomplishments of their entire community (municipal, private, corporate and institutional sectors, citizens) on eight key criteria:

Tidiness

Environmental Action

Heritage Conservation

Urban Forestry

Landscape

Turf & Groundcovers

Floral Displays

Community Involvement

Cobourg Participation

The Town of Cobourg was an active participant in the Communities in Bloom program in 1997, again in 2016 when we won five blooms (both times) and for a third time in 2017 at the National level. There's a progress report here.

Cobourg Submission

For the 2016 judging, Cobourg took the judges on a tour of the town per this itinerary. However, the judges also toured anonymously so were assured there were no hidden anomalies. The results of the 2016 competition were announced here.